Monday, June 18, 2012

I was just visiting Lisa Swifka's blog and if any one needs information for the up-coming "Our World Our Art" world wide art event please link to her blog from my side bar. The event still may not be for a few more months but Lisa is letting us know what the 'rules' are in advance.

PLEASE GO TO MY SIDE BAR AND CLICK ON THIS LINK

Thank you so very much. Lisa works very hard to pull this event together. She does not have the date fixed yet. Keep in touch with her blog site for any other information. And I would suggest, if you are going to participate, to also add this link to you own side bar so you can access it from your own blog more readily.

Saturday, June 16, 2012

CONGRATULATIONS! IRINA!
I will be sending you an email as you so graciously left your email information on your comment, making it easier for me to contact you! Thanks so very much everybody for participating in Anita's lovely Paris Blog Party on her Castles, Crowns, and Cottages Blog. Seeing all of the wonderful sites of Paris were so inspiring and I almost felt like I was there, drinking in all of the glorious sights! Cheers to everyone!

The Paris Party is Over!!! I will be announcing the winner of the lovely French Style Pillow later on today...So stay tuned to the next post. Probably more toward the evening on Saturday. Thank you everyone for participating in my celebration with Anita of Castles, Crowns, and Cottages Paris Party. I enjoyed reading everyone's comments and visiting most of the bloggers who also participated in the elegant party.

Friday, June 8, 2012

PLEASE LINK TO ANITA'S PARIS PARTY ON MY SIDE BAR FOR MORE PARTY PARTICITANTS!

JUST TO LET EVERYONE KNOW, MY PARTY POST WILL BE UP AND GOING ALL WEEK LONG!!! UNTIL FRIDAY JUNE 15th, AT WHAT TIME I WILL DRAW THE WINNER OF MY HANDMADE FRENCH PILLOW ON SATURDAY! Come join in the fun! There are lots of other blogs participating in CASTLES, CROWNS AND COTTAGES PARIS PARTY where you can link back to the party on my sidebar and enjoy the delights of Paris ALL WEEK LONG!!!

For my part of the party I am giving away a sweet French Style lightly stuffed floral pillow embellished with vintage laces with a button closure...So Sweet! Just be sure to leave you EMAIL ADDRESS if you are interested in the giveaway. I will do a random draw from the ones who really let me know they want the pillow. YOU HAVE TO LEAVE YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS! or you will not have a chance in the drawing. Thank you for your kind attention to this detail.

I am sharing photos of Paris from a dear friend of mine who lived in France. She was English and lived there in a small village, which I will also post those photos after the Paris photos. She was a dear, but suddenly passed away at 57 years old in her sweet village in August of last year. I miss her greatly! One of those kindred soul art spirits you find in the art making blogs. So...Without further ado here are the photos and as I am not familiar with the names of places, I am sure many of you will know what they are, famous because they are in Paris! The most beautiful city in the World!!! Enjoy!

Conciergerie

Close up of a portion of Ardt

Giverny

Giverny

MONET'S HOUSE AT GIVERNY

HOTEL DE VILLE ICE RINK

ILE DE LA CITIE PARIS

INSIDE THE LOUVRE

INSIDE THE LOUVRE

LA DEFENSE

LA DEFENSE

LA DEFENSE

LOUVRE

LOUVRE

LOUVRE CEILING

MONMARTRE GARGOYLE

MONMARTRE GARGOYLE

MONMARTRE

These photos were taken by my friend Denise (Please forgive the blur. When I enlarged them for this post the photos pixelated and aren't as clear as I would have liked them to be. Sorry!!!). I have the photos for Denise's village on an older posting from last year. Feel free to peruse my blog on my older posts!
Please remember to leave your EMAIL ADDRESS for the giveaway on my comment section.
Do have a glorious day!
posted by Teresa in California

Saturday, June 2, 2012

I have been having fun in a fairly new Doll Making and Art Journaling Ning Site. Brenda Figueroa's creativity abounds in her Doll Making Retreat Online Workshop which is part of her Doll Ning Site: LaFiore Vida. I have been making dolls since the fall of 2008, and I recently came across Brenda's blog which tells all about her journey of creativity. I was so inspired, I became a member of her online doll making/art journaling ning group (see her doll making/art journaling ning site link on my left side bar; and also her blog link on my left side bar). Once inside her ning site (which is free) I became a member. At the top right of the ning site it will say: Join and you click on that. You will receive an email from Brenda with the link to her Doll Ning Site stating that you are a member, and you can use the link in the email to go directly to the Doll Ning site. If you choose to join the site MAKE A COPY OF THE EMAIL AND FILE IT FOR FUTURE REFERENCE. On the Main Page of the Doll Ning Site are other classes to join on the top bar. It should say 'classes' or something to that affect which if you click on it will take you to what is available to join. Some are free like her Art Journaling Experience if that is something you would like to do. Brenda highlights about 7 dolls which she shows how to make in many, many videos. She is patience at her best. Her videos are fun and relaxing to view. On the Main Page is a free video to view where she introduces her doll workshop, she shows many dolls she has made, including the 7 dolls which she will show you how to make in her videos. She is a sweetheart of a person and the joy she shares with others while she is showing off her dollies is very contagious. She makes most of her dolls with polymer clay (Super Sculpey, white) but she says that her dolls can be adapted to be made with paper clay or even papier mache. In the actual Doll Making Retreat Workshop, Brenda also shows her ideas for dressing the dolls. I have viewed about four videos to date, and each one is about 20 minutes long. For each doll there are about four or five videos to view showing how to make her dolls from start to finish. So there has to be about 30 videos to view, all told. There is also a free class: Art Journaling Experience that you can join on the LaFioreVida Doll ning group. Come join in on the fun!
This is an exceptional value for the reasonable fee that she charges for her Doll Making Online Retreat Workshop. If you are into making dolls, here is a great chance to learn some sweet doll making techniques. Just exploring her blog is a treat! She also has lovely ideas for journaling and painting. Please enjoy viewing her blog and join her doll ning site too!
ENJOY!
posted by Teresa

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About Me

I am a stay at home mom. I enjoy writing fantasy. I enjoy creating art dolls. My family is the most important aspect of my life. I love Jesus. I do want to mention that the dolly profile photo that I am using is from a doll that I created from JoAnnA Pierotti's Moss Hill Studio Blog.